The Night Owls

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title = The Night Owls


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author = Peter and Bobby Timony
url = http://www.zudacomics.com/the_night_owls/
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status = Twice Weekly. Every Tuesday and Thursday
publisher = Zuda Comics
began = 2007-12-13
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genre = Historical, Comedy, Horror
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"The Night Owls" is a twice weekly webcomic by Peter and Bobby Timony appearing every Tuesday and Thursday on DC Comics Zuda imprint.It was selected as Zuda's Instant Winner in December, 2007. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=139696 ZUDA COMICS NAMES THE NIGHT OWLS AS NEWEST INSTANT WINNER] , Newsarama]

Set in 1920's New York, the strip follows the adventures of a group of Detectives who solve supernatural crimes. [ [http://www.twincomics.com/nightowls.html Night Owls on Twin Comics.com] ] The strip alternates between single gags and longer story arcs, though each episode is designed to stand on its own. Although it often deals with bizarre and disturbing themes, the strip maintains a light-hearted tone that is generally suited for all ages.Each strip is usually six to eight panels long, has an art deco banner across the top and is colored in warm sepia hues.

Cast of Characters

Professor Ernest Baxter A bookwormish and kind of shy fellow who uses his vast knowledge of the supernatural world to try to help people.

Mindy Markus A feisty flapper with a modern "liberated" outlook on life. She is not afraid to get into a scrap with the forces of evil.

Roscoe the Gargoyle A gargoyle from Coney Island with an insatiable appetite. He provides additional comic relief with his flippant and lighthearted approach to things.

Detective Bill McRory An honest cop who occasionally seeks help from the Night Owls on cases involving the supernatural.

Mr. You A faceless man who steals the faces of others.

Mable the Gargoyle Roscoe's sister who, when first introduced, looks inexplicably like a gorgeous blonde human.

Filthy the Rat The Professor's underworld informant. Filthy is a rat who is a Were-Human. By the light of the full moon, he turns into a tiny human.

Helaku An Apache girl who met Professor Baxter when he was younger. Baxter helped the tribe defeat a giant monster named Big Owl.

Ikshu Helaku's older brother. He went to prison for bootlegging where he met Mr. You, who stole his face and escaped.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.zudacomics.com/the_night_owls Read Night Owls on Zuda]
* [http://twincomics.blogspot.com/ Twin Comics Blog]
* [http://www.TwinComics.com Twin Comics Website]
* [http://www.mook-productions.com/ Mook Productions, LLC.]
* [http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/index.php?osCsid=0e02d18c69c960d597921a73c5e9eed8&manufacturers_id=72&osCsid=0e02d18c69c960d597921a73c5e9eed8 Twin Comics at IndyPlanet]
* [http://www.comicspace.com/twincomics/ Twin Comics at ComicSpace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZX3RaFZx24 The Night Owls animated on Youtube]

Interviews

* The Timony Twins, in a podcast interview on [http://comicscoasttocoast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79 Comics Coast to Coast]
* [http://www.knaveofkrypton.com/intnightowls.html The Knave of Krypton interviews the Night Owls]
* [http://www.nj.com/news/independentpress/newprovidence/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1203527709123330.xml&coll=18 The Independent Press interviews the Timony Twins] .
* [http://amalgamatedartists.com/blog/?p=307 Amalgamated Artist's interviews with the Timony Twins about "The Night Owls."]

Reviews

* Richard Pulfer, of BrokenFrontier.com [http://brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=1420 reviews Night Owls]
* William Kulesa, of The Jersey Journal [http://www.nj.com/columns/jjournal/kulesa/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1200664533178710.xml&coll=3 reviews Night Owls]
* [http://acomicaday.blogspot.com/2008/02/wwwednesday-night-owls.html "A Comic A Day" reviews Night Owls]